The Green Party of Virginia

Agenda of the First Quarterly Business Meeting of 2003
The Green Party of Virginia will hold its first quarterly meeting in Virginia Beach on Saturday, March 8, 2003, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. All GPVA members are invited. Please review the proposals to be decided upon. It would also be helpful to download your own copy of the current GPVA Bylaws.

Please submit Local Reports & Committee Reports via e-mail to the Co-Chairs, so that your report may be distributed to the members present and accurately recorded in the minutes.

Agenda

    10:00 Registration
  1. 10:15 Intro: Select Facilitators, Note-Taker, Timekeeper, and Vibes-Watcher
  2. 10:25 Approve Agenda
  3. 10:35 Local Reports: Arlington Courthouse, Blue Ridge, Central Virginia, Fredericksburg, Loudoun, New River Valley, Northern Virginia, Richmond, Rockbridge
  4. 10:55 Co-Chairs' Report
  5. 11:05 Treasurer's Report
  6. 11:10 Finance Committee Report
  7. 11:15 Press Secretary's Report
  8. 11:20 Web Committee Report
  9. 11:25 GPUS Representatives' Report
  10. 11:30 Steering Committee Report
  11. 11:35 Candidate Exploration Committee Report
  12. 11:40 Structural Reform Committee Report
  13. 11:45 Approve June 9, 2002 Minutes
  14. 11:55 Approve September 14, 2002 Minutes
  15. 12:05 Approve December 7, 2002 Minutes
    12:15 Lunch on Your Own at Nearby Restaurants
  16. 1:15 Discussion Item - GPVA Retreat 2003
  17. 1:30 Affiliation - Virginia Beach Green Party Local - (Jim Polk)
  18. 1:45 Discussion- Folding SRC into SC including:
    • Outstanding Business of SRC/Procedure for Handling Bylaw Changes in Steering Committee (Kirit Mookerjee)
    • Motion to Recall SRC (Charles Murn)
    • Proposal: "that GPVA merge the personnel and function of the SRC into the personnel and functions of the Steering Committee, and that this change be enacted as a GPVA bylaws amendment." (a proposal to GPVA from the Central Va. Greens local) Please note: GPVA Bylaws Section XIV precludes amending bylaws without 31 days notice before the state meeting. This criteria was not met.
  19. 2:15 Report on establishment of GPVA PAC (Jim Polk)
  20. 2:30 Report on establishment of Rockbridge PAC. (Eric Sheffield)
  21. 2:45 Resolution Against the Decriminalization of Cross burning (Roger Clarke)
    3:00 Break
  22. 3:15 Resolution in Support of Affirmative Action in College Admissions (Roger Clarke)
  23. 3:30 Resolution in Support of a Just and Innovative Virginia Water Plan. (Roger Clarke)
  24. 3:45 Proposal: "that GPVA appoint a Coordinator responsible for GPVA support for the tribes' struggle against the King William Reservoir." (Roger Clarke)
  25. 4:00 Resolution to Condemn Censorship: (Charlie Jordan, D.C. Amarasinghe, Nikitah Imani)
  26. 4:15 Discussion-Future Focus and Leadership
  27. 4:30 Select next meeting date(s) and site(s)
  28. 4:45 Closing Circle
    5:00 Adjourn

Meeting Location

The Oceanfront Inn
2901 Atlantic Avenue
Virginia Beach, VA
757-422-0445

Accomodations

Rooms at the Oceanfront Inn are available at a special group rate of $39.00. The hotel is on the Atlantic Ocean with all oceanfront/oceanview rooms. Rooms have either one king size bed or two doubles, a fridge, coffee maker, and satellite television. The hotel has an indoor heated pool, jacuzzi, sauna, and exercise room.

Call 1-888-VAOCEAN or 757-422-0445 and tell them you are with the Virginia Green Party to get the special rate. These rooms normally go for $100 during the season and are nice. The hotel is within walking distance of several nice restaurants and attractions, including the Heritage, a huge healthfood/holistic healing store.

Directions

  • Take 64 East towards Virginia Beach.
  • From Hwy 64, you'll take Hwy 264 East towards Virginia Beach.
  • Continue on 264 until it dead ends on Atlantic Avenue by the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Turn left.
  • The hotel is on your right (oceanside) at 29th Street.
Call Jim Polk at 757-630-2669 if you get lost or need help of any kind.

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Latest Update: February 7, 2003